Jarhead DVD details

That other Jake Gyllenhaal movie, Jarhead, has somewhat unexpectedly faded into
the background as awards season peaks (though it spent last weekend at the top of the British box office, so at least
people are still seeing it). Universal this week is trying to correct our collective amnesia by revealing the details
of a pretty nice pair of DVD releases, due out on March 7.

Though of course there is a two disc
"collector's edition" coming (more on that in a second), even the single-disc version is cool enough to
labeled "special," and it really is packed with features. The single disc includes a pair of commentaries
(one by director Sam
Mendes, and the other by the film's writers) as well as deleted scenes and new interviews, both of which also offer
optional commentary tracks. The collector's edition, meanwhile, shares all the features of the single-disc release, but
also includes a disc full of additional, very vague extras. If you know what "Jarhead diaries" and
"Semper Fi: Life After The Corps" are, perhaps you'll be excited by their presence, and thrilled by the fact
that both include introductions by people like Mendes, and the real Anthony Swofford. If, however, you're like me and are suspicious of
paying a lot for features that could be pretty much anything, it might be wise to save money and just get the cheaper
SE.